Sunday, August 23, 2009

Today is the last day of summer break that I'll ever have as a student. It is strange to think about. I'm entering the last year of my MFA degree as you know, and I've gotten entirely used to the cyclical nature of the school year. All along I've relied on summer as a time to recapture my sanity. After I am done with my degree, I will try to get an adjunct teaching position, but with the economy the way it is now, many totally qualified people are having to look elsewhere to make a living.So much of the next few years of my life is completely out of my hands. I've been having a bit of anxiety over the whole situation, especially when people ask me about what my plans are. In the midst of the chaos of this last week of summer break, I've been cooking a lot. It calms me down.Chocolate Chip, Zucchini, and Flax Muffins:Pasta with homeade fresh tomato basil sauce with tomato and mozzarella salad:We've been getting so much food out of our garden as well. We've been eating well. This is about what we've been getting out of it every day:Plus the tomatoes and the cucumbers have started to ripen as well. I made some homemade hummus this week too so that I could make some veggie sandwiches with hummus, cucumber, tomato, and feta cheese on them. I've been eating those for lunch almost every day.

I also spent a good chunk of this week in the studio, which was good. Ann and I met there one day and had coffee afterwords. Ann is a fellow classmate and makes really beautiful artwork. I hope you have a chance to visit her blog - A Beautiful Party - she needs some cheering up this week too.'Hellcat' - By Ann Flowers

7 comments:

Your vegetables look awesome. I wish I liked things as healthy as what you eat!!! Hang in there with the anxiety - you can't do anything about the future (well, like you said). Take deep breaths and the proverbial "one day at a time." (that's so hokey, I just want to gag):)

the garden goodies look delish!! It's always hard to not have some apprehension about the unknown, but I'm sur eeverything will work out. It's still almost a year away, and maybe the perfect position will come along. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!